Our teachers are working hard to invite our parents and families into the school lives of their children. Effective communication is critical to the success of children in school. We use a variety of tools to give our families access to their child's learning in meaningful ways and provide our students with innovative and engaging ways of displaying their learning.

Please check our classroom accounts regularly. This is just another way we would like to share with our community the awesome events, thoughts, ideas, actions and education that occurs in our school!

Kindergarten:

J. Fraser: Monthly Newsletter / Communication Folder: Please ensure your child’s folder is brought to school every day, and emptied every night. Setting this routine will prepare them for their Elementary years. If you have any questions or last-minute messages (such as who is picking up your child) it is best to leave a note in the folder, as I do not get to emails until the end of the day.

J. Zachary: Monthly Newsletter

R. Fraser: Monthly Newsletter / Communication Folder:Notes, school work, school notices, and important forms will go home in your child’s communication folder. Please check it daily, empty it, and make sure your child brings it back to school with them the next morning.

Grade 1:

C. Boyd: Bloomz / B.E.E Book / Agenda: Using Bloomz, you will receive quick updates and photos of class activities and learning, be able to access our class calendar, sign up for volunteering and more. Students will also add to their portfolios to share their learning with you. The B.E.E. Book/Agenda is also used on a daily basis to communicate, as well as to send important handouts back and forth between school and home.

M. Drury: Bloomz / B.E.E Book / Agenda: Using Bloomz, you will receive quick updates and photos of class activities and learning, be able to access our class calendar, sign up for volunteering and more. Students will also add to their portfolios to share their learning with you. The B.E.E. Book/Agenda is also used on a daily basis to communicate, as well as to send important handouts back and forth between school and home.

A. Bouvier: Bloomz / B.E.E Book / Peek of the Week: Using Bloomz, you will receive quick updates and photos of class activities and learning, be able to access our class calendar, sign up for volunteering and more. Students will also add to their portfolios to share their learning with you. The B.E.E. Book/Agenda is also used on a daily basis to communicate, as well as to send important handouts back and forth between school and home.On Fridays, we also send home our Peek of the Week, where the children write and draw about their favourite part of learning that week, and there are curriculum updates and teacher tips and tricks.

H. Huseby: Bloomz / Agendas / Blue and Yellow Folders: Our primary form of communication in Grade 2H is through Bloomz. All parents are now connected. All updates are posted on Bloomz on a weekly basis (Sunday night) on what we are currently learning in the classroom that week (topics and units), important dates for the month, reminders, etc. Students use agendas for simple daily messages that they write (Example: Math quiz Friday.) Parents initial agenda messages nightly to show that they’ve read. Parents also record their reading minutes either in the daily message spot or monthly overview calendar, I check minutes on Friday for them to race their cars around the track for prizes. Blue Folders: Students bring home completed/assessed work in their blue folders so parents can see how their child is doing in the core subjects. This allows parents to assist in areas of difficulty. It also allows them to see how they’re doing so there are no surprises on progress reports regarding grades. Students return blue folders the following day are sent home. Yellow Folders: Are sent home with study guides that students complete themselves as we end our units. Students return them on the day of the assessment.

T. Onysyk: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

L. Figeczki: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

Grade 3

K. Kelly: Bloomz / Agendas: This year we are using Bloomz as our online classroom app. All parents have now connected with our private 3Kelly Bloomz page & it can be accessed on multiple devices. Parents can check Bloomz for important dates, class activity photos, volunteer sign-ups and learning tools (documents, study guides etc.) will be updated on a weekly basis. For online communication, parents can also send messages privately through the Bloomz messaging icon. Students will write down any upcoming special events or topics they have learned about that day in school. Important school information or notes home will be sent inside the Agenda. Agendas should be checked & initialled on a nightly basis.

K.Korbaylo: ClassDoJo / Agenda: Parents can access their student's ClassDojo page by setting up an account through invitation only. Parents can view points allotted to each student for desired actions and behaviour.Parents can also message the teacher, view our Class Story (monthly blog), view document links and pictures taken of their student at the school. All parents are now connected. Notes and important events will be written in the agenda and sent home each day. Messages from parents are reviewed each morning. Please sign your agenda each night.

E. Zichy: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

Grade 4

L. Anderson: Seesaw / FreshGrade / Agenda: You can access our class' Seesaw blog through the Seesaw family app on your tablet or smartphone, or through any web browser on a computer. Instructions for downloading the Seesaw family app have been sent home with your child. The following link will bring you to the sign-in page: https://app.seesaw.me If you would like an additional parent connected to Seesaw, please send Ms. Anderson the email address you would like connected. FreshGrade is a portfolio platform that enhances the communication of student progress between teachers and parents. Both parents and students can track progress and growth on tests and assignments. Fresh Grade can be downloaded as an app, or accessed through any web browser on a computer. The following link will bring you to the sign-in page: http://www.freshgrade.com Instructions for connecting to your child's portfolio have been sent home with your child. If you would like an additional parent connected to Fresh Grade, please send Ms. Anderson the email address you would like connected. Notes, important events, and upcoming tests and homework assignments will be written in the agenda and sent home each day. Please review and initial your child’s agenda each night. Your initial in the agenda each day lets me know that you are aware of the important items noted.

G. Borrelli: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

Grade 4/5

B. Kieser: Fresh Grade / Agendas: Our primary form of communication in Grade 4/5 is through FreshGrade (http://www.freshgrade.com). All parents and students are now connected. All assignments, grades, photos and events will be communicated through FreshGrade. If students miss a day of school or go on holiday, they can check FreshGrade to see what they miss, and download activities or study guides. Make sure you download the phone and iPad app to get push notifications! Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. Daily notes and reminders will be put in the agenda. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agendas.

Grade 5

R. Kennedy: Classcraft /Google Classroom / Agendas Classcraft (http://www.classcraft.com/) is a student behaviour program that rewards students for positive behaviour in the classroom. Check your student’s agenda or email me to get connected. When students help out around the classroom or school, work hard during class, or go above and beyond, they are given XP points. But, when students are not doing what is expected, they lose health points. Student work can be found on google classroom (http://classroom.google.com) including writing assignments and some tests. Log in with your student’s learn account. Students can be working on their writing or studying at home. Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agenda binders. Agendas do not have to be signed by parents unless noted by the teacher.

Grade 5/6

J. Compton: Classcraft / Google Classroom / Agendas Classcraft (http://www.classcraft.com/) is a student behaviour program that rewards students for positive behaviour in the classroom. Check your student’s agenda or email me to get connected. When students help out around the classroom or school, work hard during class, or go above and beyond, they are given XP points. But, when students are not doing what is expected, they lose health points. Student work can be found on google classroom (http://classroom.google.com) including writing assignments and some tests. Log in with your student’s learn account. Students can be working on their writing or studying at home. Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agenda binders. Agendas do not have to be signed by parents unless noted by the teacher.

Grade 6

J. Zanutig: FreshGrade /Classcraft / Google Classroom / Agendas: Our primary form of communication in Grade 6 is through FreshGrade (http://www.freshgrade.com). All parents and students are now connected. All assignments, grades, photos and events will be communicated through FreshGrade. If students miss a day of school or go on holiday, they can check FreshGrade to see what they miss and download activities or study guides. Make sure you download the phone and iPad app to get push notifications! Classcraft (http://www.classcraft.com/) is a student behaviour program that rewards students for positive behaviour in the classroom. Check your student’s agenda or email me to get connected. When students help out around the classroom or school, work hard during class, or go above and beyond, they are given XP points. But, when students are not doing what is expected, they lose health points. Student work can be found on google classroom (http://classroom.google.com) including writing assignments and some tests. Log in with your student’s learn account. Students can be working on their writing or studying at home. Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agenda binders. Agendas do not have to be signed by parents unless noted by the teacher.

Classroom-Home Communication

Our teachers are working hard to invite our parents and families into the school lives of their children. Effective communication is critical to the success of children in school. We use a variety of tools to give our families access to their child's learning in meaningful ways and provide our students with innovative and engaging ways of displaying their learning.

Please check our classroom accounts regularly. This is just another way we would like to share with our community the awesome events, thoughts, ideas, actions and education that occurs in our school!

Kindergarten:

J. Fraser: Monthly Newsletter / Communication Folder: Please ensure your child’s folder is brought to school every day, and emptied every night. Setting this routine will prepare them for their Elementary years. If you have any questions or last-minute messages (such as who is picking up your child) it is best to leave a note in the folder, as I do not get to emails until the end of the day.

J. Zachary: Monthly Newsletter

R. Fraser: Monthly Newsletter / Communication Folder:Notes, school work, school notices, and important forms will go home in your child’s communication folder. Please check it daily, empty it, and make sure your child brings it back to school with them the next morning.

Grade 1:

C. Boyd: Bloomz / B.E.E Book / Agenda: Using Bloomz, you will receive quick updates and photos of class activities and learning, be able to access our class calendar, sign up for volunteering and more. Students will also add to their portfolios to share their learning with you. The B.E.E. Book/Agenda is also used on a daily basis to communicate, as well as to send important handouts back and forth between school and home.

M. Drury: Bloomz / B.E.E Book / Agenda: Using Bloomz, you will receive quick updates and photos of class activities and learning, be able to access our class calendar, sign up for volunteering and more. Students will also add to their portfolios to share their learning with you. The B.E.E. Book/Agenda is also used on a daily basis to communicate, as well as to send important handouts back and forth between school and home.

A. Bouvier: Bloomz / B.E.E Book / Peek of the Week: Using Bloomz, you will receive quick updates and photos of class activities and learning, be able to access our class calendar, sign up for volunteering and more. Students will also add to their portfolios to share their learning with you. The B.E.E. Book/Agenda is also used on a daily basis to communicate, as well as to send important handouts back and forth between school and home.On Fridays, we also send home our Peek of the Week, where the children write and draw about their favourite part of learning that week, and there are curriculum updates and teacher tips and tricks.

H. Huseby: Bloomz / Agendas / Blue and Yellow Folders: Our primary form of communication in Grade 2H is through Bloomz. All parents are now connected. All updates are posted on Bloomz on a weekly basis (Sunday night) on what we are currently learning in the classroom that week (topics and units), important dates for the month, reminders, etc. Students use agendas for simple daily messages that they write (Example: Math quiz Friday.) Parents initial agenda messages nightly to show that they’ve read. Parents also record their reading minutes either in the daily message spot or monthly overview calendar, I check minutes on Friday for them to race their cars around the track for prizes. Blue Folders: Students bring home completed/assessed work in their blue folders so parents can see how their child is doing in the core subjects. This allows parents to assist in areas of difficulty. It also allows them to see how they’re doing so there are no surprises on progress reports regarding grades. Students return blue folders the following day are sent home. Yellow Folders: Are sent home with study guides that students complete themselves as we end our units. Students return them on the day of the assessment.

T. Onysyk: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

L. Figeczki: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

Grade 3

K. Kelly: Bloomz / Agendas: This year we are using Bloomz as our online classroom app. All parents have now connected with our private 3Kelly Bloomz page & it can be accessed on multiple devices. Parents can check Bloomz for important dates, class activity photos, volunteer sign-ups and learning tools (documents, study guides etc.) will be updated on a weekly basis. For online communication, parents can also send messages privately through the Bloomz messaging icon. Students will write down any upcoming special events or topics they have learned about that day in school. Important school information or notes home will be sent inside the Agenda. Agendas should be checked & initialled on a nightly basis.

K.Korbaylo: ClassDoJo / Agenda: Parents can access their student's ClassDojo page by setting up an account through invitation only. Parents can view points allotted to each student for desired actions and behaviour.Parents can also message the teacher, view our Class Story (monthly blog), view document links and pictures taken of their student at the school. All parents are now connected. Notes and important events will be written in the agenda and sent home each day. Messages from parents are reviewed each morning. Please sign your agenda each night.

E. Zichy: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

Grade 4

L. Anderson: Seesaw / FreshGrade / Agenda: You can access our class' Seesaw blog through the Seesaw family app on your tablet or smartphone, or through any web browser on a computer. Instructions for downloading the Seesaw family app have been sent home with your child. The following link will bring you to the sign-in page: https://app.seesaw.me If you would like an additional parent connected to Seesaw, please send Ms. Anderson the email address you would like connected. FreshGrade is a portfolio platform that enhances the communication of student progress between teachers and parents. Both parents and students can track progress and growth on tests and assignments. Fresh Grade can be downloaded as an app, or accessed through any web browser on a computer. The following link will bring you to the sign-in page: http://www.freshgrade.com Instructions for connecting to your child's portfolio have been sent home with your child. If you would like an additional parent connected to Fresh Grade, please send Ms. Anderson the email address you would like connected. Notes, important events, and upcoming tests and homework assignments will be written in the agenda and sent home each day. Please review and initial your child’s agenda each night. Your initial in the agenda each day lets me know that you are aware of the important items noted.

G. Borrelli: Bloomz / Agendas: The online form of communication in our classroom is through an app called Bloomz. Parents have full access to our class page, through their phone/desktop. It will give parents instant notifications when something new is posted. Weekly updates, important announcements/dates, photos and videos will be posted, as well as volunteer sign-ups. Parents can message me privately through the message icon. Children will record and write about special events or what they have learned and experienced in their agendas. Agendas must be checked and initialled by parents every day. Important notes will be sent home inside the agenda. Parents can also use the agenda to communicate with me.

Grade 4/5

B. Kieser: Fresh Grade / Agendas: Our primary form of communication in Grade 4/5 is through FreshGrade (http://www.freshgrade.com). All parents and students are now connected. All assignments, grades, photos and events will be communicated through FreshGrade. If students miss a day of school or go on holiday, they can check FreshGrade to see what they miss, and download activities or study guides. Make sure you download the phone and iPad app to get push notifications! Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. Daily notes and reminders will be put in the agenda. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agendas.

Grade 5

R. Kennedy: Classcraft /Google Classroom / Agendas Classcraft (http://www.classcraft.com/) is a student behaviour program that rewards students for positive behaviour in the classroom. Check your student’s agenda or email me to get connected. When students help out around the classroom or school, work hard during class, or go above and beyond, they are given XP points. But, when students are not doing what is expected, they lose health points. Student work can be found on google classroom (http://classroom.google.com) including writing assignments and some tests. Log in with your student’s learn account. Students can be working on their writing or studying at home. Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agenda binders. Agendas do not have to be signed by parents unless noted by the teacher.

Grade 5/6

J. Compton: Classcraft / Google Classroom / Agendas Classcraft (http://www.classcraft.com/) is a student behaviour program that rewards students for positive behaviour in the classroom. Check your student’s agenda or email me to get connected. When students help out around the classroom or school, work hard during class, or go above and beyond, they are given XP points. But, when students are not doing what is expected, they lose health points. Student work can be found on google classroom (http://classroom.google.com) including writing assignments and some tests. Log in with your student’s learn account. Students can be working on their writing or studying at home. Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agenda binders. Agendas do not have to be signed by parents unless noted by the teacher.

Grade 6

J. Zanutig: FreshGrade /Classcraft / Google Classroom / Agendas: Our primary form of communication in Grade 6 is through FreshGrade (http://www.freshgrade.com). All parents and students are now connected. All assignments, grades, photos and events will be communicated through FreshGrade. If students miss a day of school or go on holiday, they can check FreshGrade to see what they miss and download activities or study guides. Make sure you download the phone and iPad app to get push notifications! Classcraft (http://www.classcraft.com/) is a student behaviour program that rewards students for positive behaviour in the classroom. Check your student’s agenda or email me to get connected. When students help out around the classroom or school, work hard during class, or go above and beyond, they are given XP points. But, when students are not doing what is expected, they lose health points. Student work can be found on google classroom (http://classroom.google.com) including writing assignments and some tests. Log in with your student’s learn account. Students can be working on their writing or studying at home. Agendas are used by students daily to manage their workload and schedule. They should be brought home every night and checked by students and parents. Important forms will go home in the agenda binders. Agendas do not have to be signed by parents unless noted by the teacher.